Company
Fighting Words Northern Ireland
Fighting Words Northern Ireland is an active UK company (number NI638582), incorporated 2016, with 6 current directors including Lara May O'Connor Morrison and Elizabeth Ruth Barron. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Bethany O'Neill 2021-2024 View profile
- Colm TomáS Ó CuanachÁin 2021-2025 View profile
- Louise Mary Teresa Gallagher 2019-2021 View profile
- Rachel Margaret Craig 2018-2023 View profile
- Karl Ernest Gebler 2016-2021 View profile
- Colette Thompson 2016-2023 View profile
- Tim Kenneth Newell 2016-2024 View profile
- Alison Fitzgibbon 2016-2018 View profile
- Sean Love 2016-2021 View profile
- Maeve Geraldine Wilkins 2016-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 20/05/2016
Ownership
Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Young AT ART LTD ceased 2020-04-01
75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-05-20
Group
- Fighting Words Northern Ireland
is controlled by Young AT ART LTD
Evidence
ceased 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-05-20, ceased 2020-04-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Young AT ART LTD.
1 other company in this group
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Grants received
4 grants · £272,380 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £240,000
- Community Foundation for Northern Ireland · £22,380 (2 grants)
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
- Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
- Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
6 directors on the board
- Andrew Drylie Director · appointed 2023
- Paul Crossan Director · appointed 2022
- Paul Brendan Connolly Director · appointed 2022
- Elizabeth Ruth Barron Director · appointed 2024
- Lara May O'Connor Morrison Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Dr Anthony Gallagher Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Professor Dr Anthony Gallagher Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Paul Crossan Director · appointed 2022
- Elizabeth Ruth Barron Director · appointed 2024
- Lara May O'Connor Morrison Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Dr Anthony Gallagher Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (2)
- Andrew Drylie Director · appointed 2023
- Paul Brendan Connolly Director · appointed 2022
Left in the last 12 months
- Colm TomáS Ó CuanachÁin Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2025
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- NI638582
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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